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The Senate report on the C.I.A.’s torture and lies
The world has long known that the United States government illegally detained and tortured prisoners after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, but the Senate report is a portrait…
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We must stop limiting ourselves from what has to be done
Most impressive about Washington's Cuban Encounter were three persons present that made it worthwhile. And the oldest of the three was in his 40s – and not even a Cuban. In the…
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People have lost faith with companies and governments
Political debates are often framed in terms of the respective roles of the public and private sectors, with progressives stressing private market failure and conservatives stressing the…
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‘Before we can change Washington, we first need to change Miami’
This should not be viewed or conceived as an US against THEM project: It is simply a group of concerned South Florida residents working to make the place where we live a better place.
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Helms-Burton: Obama’s secret weapon to end the trade embargo?
If the president is serious about helping Cuba’s private sector — which even hardline congressional critics claim to support — he could start by using his power to allow certain Cuban…
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Protesters of chokehold death rally around nation
Demonstrators around the country staged die-ins, blocked roadways and marched into stores to protest a New York grand jury’s decision to not indict a white police officer in the…
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This petition will be delivered to: Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
You oppose our right to visit Cuba, but let your staffers visit China at China’s expense! End the double-standard by supporting all travel to Cuba or paying China back for your…
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Eric Garner: The unseen heart of the violence
Death, like life, occurs within an interconnected web of forces. Eric Garner died at a specific place and time, but he was drawn there by those larger unseen forces. So was the officer…
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What the Eric Garner grand jury didn’t see
On Wednesday night, protesters were shouting those words across the city and printing them on signs. But, even on the day that Garner died, people yards away heard it (the video…
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Cuba’s extraordinary global medical record shames the US blockade
From Ebola to earthquakes, Havana’s doctors have saved millions. Obama must lift this embargo.
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